I would argue most cities outside of a handful of the largest metropolises. I would argue that outside of the LA, San Francisco, New York, Seattle, DC, Boston,

I would argue most cities outside of a handful of the largest metropolises. I would argue that outside of the LA, San Francisco, New York, Seattle, DC, Boston, and maybe one or two more cities, affordable housing is well within the 10 minute radius posed by the above commenter is pretty common. Obviously that list of cities makes up a large group of Americans, but it still isn't really representative of the country as a whole. That said, at least in my field, the vast majority of jobs are in those cities, and so it becomes problematic when from an employment perspective, it is difficult to avoid those areas, while from a livability perspective, it is financially difficult to get by (at least, without the torturous commutes).